Ash tray



C. WEBKE April 12, 1955 ASH TRAY Filed May 22 l95] lll llllllallllll R, m mh mm 3 m m A 5 y 2 Z United States Patent ASH TRAY Charles Wehke, Union City, N. J.

Application May 22, 1951, Serial No. 227,604

1 Claim. (Cl. 131-240) This invention relates to an ash tray, and more particularly to an ash tray having removable liners.

The object of the invention is to provide an ash tray which includes a base having a plurality of superimposed ash-receiving liners arranged therein, whereby cigarette butts, ashes and the like can be conveniently deposited in the liner and then the liner can be removed and emptied or discarded.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ash tray which includes a base and a plurality of removable liners that are made of a non-inflammable material, the liners adapted to have suitable advertising media thereon, if desired, the liners adapted to be folded over upon a burning cigarette butt, so as to extinguish the butt, the ash tray being attractively designed and the parts being constructed so that accidental movement of the liners will be prevented.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ash tray which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts:

Figure l is a top plan view of the ash tray constructed according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a plan view showing one of the liners folded, as when a cigarette butt is to be extinguished;

Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank for making one of the liners;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the base or tray.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral designates the base or tray forming part of the ash tray assembly, and the tray 10 may be fabricated of any suitable material. The tray or base 10 includes a horizontally disposed bottom wall 11, and extending upwardly from the bottom wall 11 is a plurality of vertically disposed side and end walls 12, Figure 2.

The upper end portion of each of the walls 12 is cut away, as at 14, to define angularly disposed vertical faces at the corners of the receptacle with the diagonally opposed faces being arranged in spaced parallel relation to each other. The upper corners of the wall 12 are provided with arcuate recesses or grooves 15, Figures 1 and 5, whereby a lit or burning cigarette butt can be supported safely in the recesses 15.

Arranged in the tray 10 is a plurality of superimposed liners 16 which may be made of any suitable non-inflammable material, such as foil. Each of the liners 16 includes end portions 17 which extend through the cutouts 14, and these end portions 17 are adapted to provide finger tabs, whereby the liners can be conveniently lifted from the tray or folded about a burning cigarette butt to extinguish the latter.

In Figure 4 there is shown one of the blanks for making the liners 16, and the blank includes a central portion 18, and the end portions 17 are adapted to be folded about the crease lines 19, as shown in Figure 3, when the cigarette butt is to be extinguished. The blank is further cut away, as at 20, so as to facilitate the folding of the liner, and also to insure that the liner properly fits in the tray.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that an ash tray assembly has been provided wherein a base 10 supports a plurality of non-inflammable liners 16 therein. Each of the liners 16 includes a finger-engaging tab 17 whereby individual liners can be removed from the base and the assembly further includes the recesses 15 for safely supporting a burning cigarette therein. When a cigarette is to be extinguished, the end portions 17 are folded along the crease lines 17 from the position shown in Figures 1 and 2 to the position shown in Figure 3, so that the burning cigarette can be put out. Then, the folded liner 16 can be discarded, if desired, or it can be cleaned and reused.

The cutouts 20 vary in size, as desired, and the uppe edges of the tray 10 can have suitable advertising material thereon. The replaceable or reusable liners 16 may be made of any suitable material, such as sheet foil, and the tray may be made of any material desired, as for example, metal, glass, plastic, wood, or marble. The tray is used over and over again. Also, the parts are constructed so that the liner will not accidentally move.

What is claimed is:

An ash receptacle assembly comprising a rectangular base provided with a horizontally disposed bottom wall, a plurality of vertically disposed side walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall and formed integral therewith, there being a cutout of substantial width in the upper portion of each of said side walls, each of said cutouts defining a pair of angularly disposed vertical faces at the corners of the receptacle, the diagonally opposed faces being arranged in spaced, parallel relation with respect to each other, the upper edges of said side walls at the corners being shaped arcuately contiguous to said cutouts, a plurality of superimposed liners supported in said base, said liners being fabricated of a non-inflammable material and having upwardly extending portions overlying the side Walls and substantially triangular finger engaging end portions extending through the cutouts with their edges adjacent to and substantially parallel to said vertical faces, said extending portions and end portions adapted to be folded over a burning cigarette butt to extinguish the latter, the inner upper edges of said side walls being higher than the outer edges thereof to provde finger space under the outer end portions of said liners, said last named outer edge being higher than the interior of said base, said cutouts being of the same size.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,418,737 Reasner June 6, 1922 1,574,259 Sartf Feb. 23, 1926 1,785,305 Grilley Dec. 16, 1930 1,859,516 Keyes May 24, 1932 1,912,860 Ranhofer June 6, 1933 2,007,523 Emery July 9, 1935 2,073,498 Seez Mar. 9, 1937 2,377,533 Waters June 5, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS 8,917 Norway Apr. 11, 1900 

